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Pittsfield and October Mountain Trail System Plan TRAIL SYSTEM PLAN DCR’s Pittsfield and October Mountain State Forests Contents Page Section 1. Introduction 4 1.1. Introduction 4 1.2. Mission of the Department of Conservation and Recreation 5 1.3. Trail System Planning 5 1.4. The Planning Process 5 Section 2. Existing Conditions 7 2.1. Natural Resources 7 2.2. Cultural History 8 2.3. Recreational Resources 9 2.4. Ownership and Management 9 2.5. Current Trail System 10 2.6. Trail Conditions 11 2.7. Recreational Conflict 12 Section 3. Goals, Features and Experiences 15 3.1. Trail System Management Goals 15 3.2. Features, Access Points and Connections 16 3.3. Recreational Experiences and Expectations 18 Section 4. Sensitive Natural and Cultural Resources 21 4.1. Sensitive Sites and Resources 21 4.2. Ecological Impacts of Trail Activities 22 Section 5. Management, Staffing and Partners 24 5.1 DCR Staffing 24 5.2 Partner Resources 24 5.3 Permitting Procedures 25 Section 6. Management Recommendations 27 COMBINED RECOMMENDATIONS 6.1. Engage an Experienced OHV Planning Consultant to Develop an OHV Funding, 27 Maintenance and Management Plan 6.2. Expand Regional and Complex Staffing to Successfully Manage and Maintain these 27 Multi-Use Trail Systems 6.3. Implement Approved Trail Recommendations in Cooperation with Stewardship Partners 27 6.4. Produce a New Maps for PSF and OMSF 28 6.5. Create Disincentives to Help Halt Illegal Trail Building 28 PITTSFIELD STATE FOREST 6.6. Enhance Trail Marking, Wayfinding and User Information 28 6.7. Repair and Maintain Priority Trails and Trail Segments 28 6.8. Block, Close and Restore Poor-Condition, Fall-Line, Illegal and Difficult to Manage 29 Trails and Access Points 6.9. Authorize Target Trails as Legal. Add Signage, Blazing and Include on Maps 29 6.10. Enhance the OHV Riding Experience at PSF by Developing New Trail Connections and 30 2 | P a g e Parking Area (if approved) 6.11. Restore and Create Vista and Destinations along the Trail System 30 OCTOBER MOUNTAIN STATE FOREST 6.12. Enhance Trail Marking, Wayfinding and User Information 31 6.13. Repair and Maintain Priority Trails and Trail Segments 31 6.14. Expand / Enhance Parking Areas to Improve User Access 31 6.15. Repair and Reopen Schermerhorn Road 31 6.16. Protect water supplies, reserve values, steep slopes and forest soils, by discontinuing 31 OHV use on target trails and closing target poor-condition, fall-line and difficult to maintain trails 6.17. Enhance the OHV Riding Experience at OMSF by Developing New OHV Trails and 32 Connections (if approved) 6.18. Enhance the non-motorized trail user experience by creating linkages and connections 32 between existing non-motorized trails 6.19. Recommendations Table 33 Appendices A. Understanding User Conflict on Recreational Trails 35 B. Closing and Restoring Trails 36 C. DCR Trail Sign Standards, edited for PSF 39 D. Public Workshop Summary and Notes for PSF 44 E. Public Workshop Summary and Notes for OMSF 47 F. Draft Scope of Services for OHV Trail Planning Consultant 49 G. DCR’s Volunteering in Parks Program information and Sample Volunteer Service Agreement 50 Maps (available at): http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/services-and-assistance/grants-and-technical- assistance/trails-system-planning.html 3 | P a g e Felton Bridge (Photo, DCR Files) Section 1. Introduction 1.1. Introduction Ensuring access for desired and managed This Trail System Plan for Pittsfield and activities while limiting access for October Mountain State Forest has been unauthorized purposes completed as a component of and appendix to Providing opportunities for public and the Pittsfield Complex Resource Management stakeholder stewardship of these Plan (RMP). The RMP provides an inventory recreational, natural and cultural resources and assessment of the environmental, cultural, and recreation resources; identifies current 1.2. Mission of the Department of management practices and capabilities; and Conservation and Recreation develops specific, implementable management recommendations to address the highest priority The Department of Conservation and Recreation needs within the Pittsfield Management (DCR) is responsible for the stewardship of Complex. The Trail Plan builds upon the RMP approximately 450,000 acres of Massachusetts’ providing specific analysis, discussion and both forests, parks, reservations, greenways, historic short and long-term recommendations aimed at: sites and landscapes, seashores, lakes, ponds, reservoirs, and watersheds. It is one of the Enhancing recreational experiences for largest state parks systems in the country. The approved recreational uses mission of the DCR is: Protecting the priority natural and cultural To protect, promote, and enhance our values and resources at the forest common wealth of natural, cultural, and recreational resources. 1.3. Trail System Planning 4 | P a g e Trails are more than just paths in the woods, or Trails Guidelines and Best Practices Manual routes that connect one place to another. Trails (revised 2014). This process includes the create recreational experiences for users that are following steps: formed by a series of connected physical, 1. Get to Know the Trails sensory (i.e. visual and auditory) and emotional events. Trails are also the venue through which 2. Identify Scenic, Recreational and Cultural we experience, discover and interact with the Destinations, Features and Experiences natural and cultural environment around us. In many ways, trails are the perfect intersection of 3. Identify Constraints, Issues and Problem Conservation and Recreation. Areas Trails and trail networks can also provide vital 4. Make Recommendations emergency and forest management access pathways for public safety, search and rescue, As a part of this planning process, DCR fire control, wildlife management, research and completed and updated its Road and Trail forest management. Inventory for both state forests. Concurrently, they may provide The trail experience This inventory allows us to undesirable access for integrate critical natural and unauthorized or illegal uses. is formed by a series cultural resource information with road and trail data. Trail Systems are more than just of connected the sum of the individual trails of DCR staff engaged and which they are composed. physical, emotional consulted with key stakeholders Successful Trail Systems work organized through a “Trails seamlessly to highlight scenic and sensory events. Stakeholder Advisory Team”, and cultural features, protect solicited public input through sensitive resources, create two participatory public valuable connections, provide for public safety, workshops, and consulted with neighboring discourage unwanted behaviors and provide the conservation land owners and sister agencies. desired range of high-quality recreational The notes from these workshops are included in experiences to users. Appendix A. The Trails Plan is intended to be a working document for setting priorities; allocating resources; engaging stakeholders; guiding volunteer efforts; and adapting to changing fiscal, social and environmental conditions. The planning process provides a forum for communication and cooperation with stakeholders in DCR’s stewardship efforts. 1.4. The Planning Process A draft Trail System Plan was prepared and The development of the Pittsfield (PSF) and distributed within the DCR to the Operations, October Mountain (OMSF) Trail System Plan Recreation, and Planning, Design and Resource follows the basic process outlined in DCR’s Protection staff for internal review. A revised 5 | P a g e draft was produced for public review and comment. The draft has been made available to the public through the DCR web page in the summer of 2016, and a Public Presentation and Forum was held on June 29, 2016. Public comment was invited at the public forum and through DCR’s Public Meeting Web Page through August 1, 2016. Two of the most prevalent comments received were: 1) Comments apparently solicited by the Albany Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club expressing concerns of OHV trail use and proposed expansions at Pittsfield State Forest. 2) Comments by area mountain bikers opposing recommendations to close illegally build single-track trails. The plan has been edited and modified in response to some public comments. Modifications include: Calling out snowmobile trails and networks as distinct from OHV trails (2.3, 2.4) Further describing DCR’s criteria for field evaluating illegally built single-track trails (2.3, 2.4) Adding Kirvin Park as an access point to OMSF (3.2). Clarifying the management role of the Massachusetts Appalachian Trail Management Committee (5.4). Recommendation to improve and protect the intersections of the AT with motorized trails (6.18). The final plan was posted on the DCR web page in fall of 2016. 6 | P a g e Pittsfield’s Tranquility Trail (Photo by Paul Jahnige) Section 2. Existing Conditions 2.1 Natural and Cultural Resource Historic Shaker sites The natural resource existing conditions for the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) era PSF and OMSF will be described in the RMP buildings and features, including parkways Section 2.1. The RMP discusses climate, and backcountry ski trails geology, natural history, water resources, Vernal Pools and associated upland habitat, vegetation and wildlife. especially those supporting rare species that may be susceptible to recreational uses and We highlight the primary natural and cultural management activities resource values at Pittsfield that deserve special Forest soils, especially
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